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There's been another announcement on the news wave. Former Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics 1B Mitch Moreland has announced his retirement after a dozen seasons in the majors.
Rob Bradford of WEEI got the news from Moreland, who is currently at the Red Sox spring training facility as a guest instructor following an invite from manager Alex Cora and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom.
Moreland was chosen in the 17th round of the 2007 draft by the Rangers, making his MLB debut just 3 years later in 2010. He played a big role in the Rangers run to the World Series that year, where they lost to the San Francisco Giants in 5 games. He was also a staple in the Rangers run to the 2011 World Series, where they fell to David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games.
The last season Moreland played was 2021 with the Oakland Athletics. He was limited by injury, finishing the year with a .227 batting average and .701 OPS, hitting 10 home runs with 30 RBI's and 18 walks in 81 games.
Moreland's career has spanned 12 seasons with those 4 teams. He ends his career with a .251 batting average, .318 on base percentage, and .446 slugging percentage. He's added 186 home runs and 618 RBI's in 1,260 games. Moreland has a .259 batting average with 4 home runs and 19 RBI's in 52 career playoff games.
After missing out on World Series titles in 2010 and 2011 with the Rangers, Moreland finally got a ring with the Red Sox in 2018, his second season in Boston. He had a .294 batting average that postseason in 19 plate appearances, including a pinch hit 3 run homer in game 4 of the World Series.
Moreland retires with 8 postseason trips in his 12 big league seasons, the most recent of which came with the Padres in 2020. He ends his career with a World Series title, all star game appearance, and a gold glove at first base, all with the Red Sox in 2018.
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